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November 7, 2008: A Necessary Clarification
In the wake of the US election, what I am seeing is a conflation of two different issues: One is the fact that this has...
November 5, 2008: As It Is
“As It Is” There is nothing to be said about the Obama win yesterday except that good things are wished for America. Things will play...
November 4, 2008: A Report That Matters
If it’s not too late…in case it makes a difference. I had to run this. According to YNET, Al Ahkbar, a Lebanese daily, is running...
November 3, 2008: Holding Out
The good news here is that Likud is strengthening beyond anything that was imagined. Netanyahu is playing it incredibly smart. I wrote yesterday about Benny...
November 2, 2008: Going Into the Home Stretch
How exhausting it is — the constant banter about McCain vs. Obama. What I have found particularly draining is my experience with pro-Obama people who...
October 29, 2008: Does It Matter?
To me it matters a lot: It’s being reported that French president Nicholas Sarkozy thinks Obama’s position on Iran is “utterly immature” and comprised of...
October 27, 2008: Days of Turmoil
Well, President Peres has told the Knesset, which is beginning its winter session, that we will be going to elections. Part of the process down...
October 26, 2008: Well, OK!
Tzipi Livni, head of the Kadima party, informed President Peres late this afternoon that she could not form a coalition. Theoretically, Peres has the latitude...
October 24, 2008: A Small Modicum of Hope
The Shas party has announced that it will not be joining a coalition headed by Tzipi Livni. This decision was made by its Council of...
October 22, 2008: Where to Start?
Never, in the time I have been doing these postings, have I received such a barrage of messages — the vast majority anguished and supportive...